Election for 2026 Offices
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Optica Election for 2026 Offices
Optica members who are eligible to vote received an email from Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS) with instructions on how to access their online ballot. The deadline to vote is 19 September at 23:59 EDT. Election results will be announced at the Optica Annual Business Meeting during FiO LS in Denver, CO, USA. The Business Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 October 2025 from 17:30-18:15 in Room 107 of the Colorado Convention Center.
The Optica Nominating Council has recommended and the Board of Directors has approved the following slate of member candidates. Questions related to the Optica election should be sent to voting@optica.org.
Candidates for 2026 Vice President
Alexander Gaeta
Columbia University, USA
Anderson S. L. Gomes
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Candidates for 2026-2028 Director at Large
Thomas G. Brown
University of Rochester, USA
Yaseera Ismail
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Kaoru Minoshima
The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Luis L. Sánchez-Soto
Universidad Complutense, Spain
